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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bath and North East Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
13,858 approved · 1,656 refused · 2,017 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2012 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Widcombe Baptist Church, Ebenezer Terrace, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4JR
Received 19 Jul 20206 Dixon Gardens, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5HH
Received 19 Jul 2020191 Coronation Avenue, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2QJ
Received 19 Jul 2020110C Lower Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3HS
Received 20 Jul 20206 Belgrave Place, Camden Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JL
Received 20 Jul 20208 Acacia Grove, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2HG
Received 20 Jul 202044 Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PU
Received 20 Jul 2020Glan Avon, 1A Carlton Close, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5SS
Received 20 Jul 2020Bickfield Farm, Bickfield Lane, Compton Martin, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6NF
Received 20 Jul 2020Building Rear Of 34, Broad Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 20 Jul 202011 Barnfield Way, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7PW
Received 20 Jul 2020Land Rear Of 7 And 8, Staunton Way, Whitchurch, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 20 Jul 2020Steppes, The Street, Ubley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6PA
Received 20 Jul 2020Top Flat, 13 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AX
Received 20 Jul 20203 Dunsford Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HF
Received 20 Jul 20203 Dunsford Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HF
Received 20 Jul 2020Land Parcel 7200, Bath Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 20 Jul 20207 Northumberland Buildings, Wood Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2JB
Received 21 Jul 202063 Queens Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2NW
Received 21 Jul 202029 Warminster Road, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6SA
Received 21 Jul 20203 Colbourne Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2SE
Received 21 Jul 2020Middle House, Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UA
Received 21 Jul 2020Konkers, 1 Byron Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RH
Received 21 Jul 2020Little Orchard, 2 Byron Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RH
Received 21 Jul 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bath and North East Somerset Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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